An abducted businessman was rescued by the police yesterday evening from Fultala area of Bogra.
According to the police, four linked with local Jubo League were arrested in connection with the abduction and three others were on the run.
Officer-in-Charge Mizanur Rahman of Bogra Sadar police said businessman Jewel from Kaliganj village under Singra upazila of Natore came to Bogra in the morning.
The OC said Jewel was abducted from Shaktala area in the town with Tk19,000 around 12 noon. Later, the abductors contacted his family and demanded Tk1 lakh as ransom.
After receiving information from the family members, plainclothes police were sent with the ransom to Fultala area. Two abductors, Hasan Shahid and Selim Reza, were arrested when they came to collect the money, OC Mizan said.
He said upon information gleaned from Hasan and Selim, two more involved with the kidnapping – Abdul Hannan and Poly Begum – were arrested from a house in the same neighbourhood.
Abducted businessman Jewel was rescued from the house.
The police official said three accomplices named Jhantu, Suman and Rockie, who were also affiliated with Jubo League, had managed to flee the scene sensing the presence of law enforcers.
